Firebird -> Firefox -> veer to left: Athlon

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On 02/13/04 06:46, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:46:48 -0700
> Collins Richey <erichey2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>my AthlonXP 1800+ for most things, even when a low mermory footprint WM
>>is in use. As reported earlier, hard drive is faster than the AthlonXP
>>system. As soon as I get a round tuit, I'll put in another memory stick.
> 
> 
> Happy with the Athlon? I guess it is in a desktop box and not a laptop,
> right?
> 
> I have a laptop with an Athlon XP-M  that is not fully happy. It is running
> SUSE 9 with all the latest SuSE Athlon updates. I have the following
> problems:
> 
> #1
> 
> I cannot switch virtual terminals from a graphic one. So, I can get a GUI
> login and can log in. However, If I do anything that does a virtual terminal
> switch the system stops dead. This includes trying to configure the display,
> starting another session, trying to switch to another text VT, or logging
> out.

That's a videocard problem.

> #2
> 
> I cannot use any power management or the system stops cold after some
> minutes. So I have to run the kernel without it and not start any
> programs to do so. So I do not get a peep when the battery is low. I also
> suspect that in the absence of power management the CPU is running at its
> slowest speed. 

which kernel version are you using?  Does this box use apm or acpi or both?


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